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* BittersweetEnding: The Ant-Men succeed at defeating [[spoiler:All-Father Ultron]] but the versions of Pym and O'Grady involved with the deed are doomed to rather bleak fates. However, studying his predecessors has provided Zayn Asghar with vital information that could help him heal the ravaged future Earth, and all four protagonists share one joyful perfect moment of victory before they part ways.
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->''"I've been told I suffer from hubris. But...maybe that's part of what it means to be Ant-Man. Because when you're the world's smallest hero, the best thing you can do...IS THINK BIG!"''
-->-- ''Hank Pym''



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* WeNeedADistraction: Eric's contribution to the final battle amounts to being an unwilling volunteer of this trope as he's too much of a coward to fight [[spoiler:All-Father Ultron]], he just tries to run away from him. This paradoxically allows him to last longer against the mad god than any of his predecessors, giving the other Ant-Men time to think up a solution.

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** Black Ant suggests he and Cassie should exchange notes on Hench, the app seen in Nick Spencer's ''Ant-Man'' run.

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** Black Ant suggests he and Cassie Scott should exchange notes on Hench, the app seen in Nick Spencer's ''Ant-Man'' run.



* KillItWithFire: Thor suggests this as a solution to Ultron, dropping him in the forges of Nidavellir (which, he notes, would also give whatever's left of Hank Pym a Viking funeral). Tony rejects this because, aside from the fact this particular Ultron's survived being dunked into the ''Sun'' before, the casket keeping him contained would melt long before Ultron would.



** Issue 2 is drawn in immitation of ''Irredeemable Ant-Man'''s art.

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** Issue 2 is drawn in immitation imitation of ''Irredeemable Ant-Man'''s art.


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* ShoutOut: Black Ant begins issue 3 comparing himself to the Creator/PhillipKDick story "The Electric Ant".
* UnfulfilledPurposeMisery: Why Black Ant's up to what he's up to in issue 3. He was made for a KillAndReplace scenario, but the being that made him has long been defeated. He's a robot made to follow orders without orders to follow (and you can only hang out with Taskmaster for so long). Fortunately, [[spoiler:Ultron]] provides him with something to do.
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Tony Stark outlines the simple plan to get rid of Ultron for good this time. It goes wrong.
* UpgradeVersusPrototypeFight: Eric versus Criti in issue 3 has Criti discarding the Yellowjacket costume she preferred to go after him in the prototype G.I. Ant outfit from ''Irredeemable''. Eric's only saved from death via unexpected time-travel summons.

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The series was followed up in 2023 with a limited series focusing on The Wasp, aptly titled ''Wasp''.



* ContinuityNod: Alongside teenaged Eric is his best friend Chris [=McCarthy=], who was the one who used the G.I.Ant suit before Eric.

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Alongside teenaged Eric is his best friend Chris [=McCarthy=], who was the one who used the G.I.Ant suit before Eric.Eric.
** Black Ant suggests he and Cassie should exchange notes on Hench, the app seen in Nick Spencer's ''Ant-Man'' run.



* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: Each of the first three covers has that issue's Ant-Man pictured in an identical pose, helmet under their arm, in a close up that doesn't show their face. Each of them is against a single-colour plain background.

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* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: Each of the first three covers Every issue's cover has that issue's Ant-Man pictured in an identical pose, helmet under their arm, in a close up that doesn't show their face. Each of them is against a single-colour plain background.



* {{Retraux}}: Issue 1 is written and drawn in the style of Hank's ''Tales to Astonish''-era adventures.

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** Issue 2 is drawn in immitation of ''Irredeemable Ant-Man'''s art.
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* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Criti Noll in her disguise as Hank Pym used Skrull technology to upgrade the Ant Man suit. This allowing it to now [[InfiniteSupplies synthesize its own pym particles]]. It makes her paranoid to retrieve it from Eric, believing he either suspected or can find out her identity as a Skrull infiltrator.
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* ChekhovsGun: The Time Master's aging ray, which just seems like part of issue 1's one-off story, comes back in issue 3. It's used to[[spoiler:free Ultron from his prison. Vibranium may be a fictional metal, but it's still one that obeys ''some'' of the laws of physics... like entropy]].

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* ChekhovsGun: The Time Master's aging ray, which just seems like part of issue 1's one-off story, comes back in issue 3. It's used to[[spoiler:free to [[spoiler:free Ultron from his prison. Vibranium may be a fictional metal, but it's still one that obeys ''some'' of the laws of physics... like entropy]].entropy.]]

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I mean, the fact that it's a fictional metal throws any presumptions of that out the window. I feel like we're hitting the same pitfalls as reality ensues in that we're shoehorning it in to describe certain mundane circumstance


* ChekhovsGun: The Time Master's aging ray, which just seems like part of issue 1's one-off story, comes back in issue 3.

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* ChekhovsGun: The Time Master's aging ray, which just seems like part of issue 1's one-off story, comes back in issue 3. It's used to[[spoiler:free Ultron from his prison. Vibranium may be a fictional metal, but it's still one that obeys ''some'' of the laws of physics... like entropy]].



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: How Black Ant [[spoiler:frees Ultron from his can. Vibranium may be a fictional metal, but it's still one that obeys ''some'' of the laws of physics... like entropy]].
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** In the first issue the villains Trago, the Protector, Time Master and the Window-Washer all return from the original ''ComicBook/TalesToAstonish'' stories.
** Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in ''Secret Invasion'', appears in the Eric O'Grady issue while impersonating Hank Pym.

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** In the first issue the villains Trago, the Protector, Time Master and the Window-Washer all return from the original 1960s ''ComicBook/TalesToAstonish'' stories.
** Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in ''Secret Invasion'', 2008's ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'', appears in the Eric O'Grady issue while impersonating Hank Pym.



* HintDropping: When Black Ant takes Cassie hostage, Scott makes numerous size-related remarks until Cassie finally uses her size-shifting abilities to escape.

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* HintDropping: When [[spoiler:When Black Ant takes Cassie hostage, Scott makes numerous size-related remarks until Cassie finally uses her size-shifting abilities to escape.escape]].



* LeakingCanOfEvil: [[spoiler:The Avengers hoped Ultron was a SealedEvilInACan after his defeat over in ''Iron Man'', but he was still able to speak out to Black Ant and arrange his freedom.]]

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* LeakingCanOfEvil: [[spoiler:The Avengers hoped Ultron was a SealedEvilInACan after his defeat over in ''Iron Man'', but he was still able to speak out to Black Ant and arrange his freedom.]]freedom]].



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: How Black Ant frees Ultron from his can. Vibranium may be a fictional metal, but it's still one that obeys ''some'' of the laws of physics... like entropy.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: How Black Ant frees [[spoiler:frees Ultron from his can. Vibranium may be a fictional metal, but it's still one that obeys ''some'' of the laws of physics... like entropy.entropy]].

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** Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in a 2008 story, appears in the Eric O'Grady issue while impersonating Hank Pym.

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** Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in a 2008 story, ''Secret Invasion'', appears in the Eric O'Grady issue while impersonating Hank Pym.Pym.
* ChekhovsGun: The Time Master's aging ray, which just seems like part of issue 1's one-off story, comes back in issue 3.


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* HintDropping: When Black Ant takes Cassie hostage, Scott makes numerous size-related remarks until Cassie finally uses her size-shifting abilities to escape.


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* LampshadeHanging: Black Ant and Scott's fight in issue 3 has Black Ant note this is the first time the two have ever actually crossed paths.
* LeakingCanOfEvil: [[spoiler:The Avengers hoped Ultron was a SealedEvilInACan after his defeat over in ''Iron Man'', but he was still able to speak out to Black Ant and arrange his freedom.]]


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: How Black Ant frees Ultron from his can. Vibranium may be a fictional metal, but it's still one that obeys ''some'' of the laws of physics... like entropy.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Cassie's general speech to Scott, after seeing him acting like a ButtMonkey despite years of competent superheroing under his belt.
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* PaintingTheMedium: The narration boxes for the scenes in the 60s are typically bombastic for that time period, whereas the ones for future are terse and branded to fit not only the time period but the sterile laboratory setting.

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* PaintingTheMedium: The narration boxes for the scenes in the 60s are typically bombastic for that time period, whereas the period. The ones for in the unspecified future era are terse and branded to fit not only the time period but the sterile laboratory setting.setting, as if they were being spoken by a computer.
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* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: An enforced trope. Criti uses a washroom while impersonating Hank Pym and the mirror shows her undisguised Skrull form. This is a narrative device for the reader's benefit, as her in-universe reflection doesn't reveal her disguise.



* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: As Criti uses a washroom as Hank Pym, the mirror shows her undisguised Skrull form.

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* MirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: As Criti uses a washroom as Hank Pym, the mirror shows her undisguised Skrull form.


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* ConnectedAllAlong: The first issue reveals that both Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady, two LegacyCharacter versions of Ant-Man, crossed paths with Pym early in his career.
** O'Grady, as a teenager, pelts Pym with popcorn when he's trying to watch a movie with Janet Van Dyne.
** Scott Lang inadvertently rescues Hank by trying to burgle the villain's soundproof lair, as Trago's music is heard by the Wasp as soon as the window's slightly open. The Wasp lets him off with a warning.

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* ConnectedAllAlong: AvengersAssemble: The first end of issue reveals that both Scott Lang and 2 shows the Ant-Man of the 25th century has summoned the other Ant-Men to fight a future version of Ultron. Eric O'Grady, two LegacyCharacter versions of Ant-Man, crossed paths with Pym early in his career.
** O'Grady, as a teenager, pelts Pym with popcorn when he's trying to watch a movie with Janet Van Dyne.
** Scott Lang inadvertently rescues Hank by trying to burgle
gets summoned up because the villain's soundproof lair, as Trago's music is heard by the Wasp as soon as the window's slightly open. The Wasp lets him off with a warning.situation has gotten so desperate anyone will do.



* ComicBookTime: Given a nod in the opening recap for issue 2, with the ant noting the events of ''Irredeemable'', published in the early 00s, are just six years ago in Marvel Time.
* ConnectedAllAlong: The first issue reveals that both Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady, two LegacyCharacter versions of Ant-Man, crossed paths with Pym early in his career.
** O'Grady, as a teenager, pelts Pym with popcorn when he's trying to watch a movie with Janet Van Dyne.
** Scott Lang inadvertently rescues Hank by trying to burgle the villain's soundproof lair, as Trago's music is heard by the Wasp as soon as the window's slightly open. The Wasp lets him off with a warning.



* EntertaininglyWrong: Issue 2 shows Criti having a private freak out over her being punked by Eric, wondering if he knows she's a Skrull and is plotting against her, while it's already shown Eric is a complete moron who has no idea about her.



* HowDoIShotWeb: At the start of his issue, Eric O'Grady discovers that his suit is out of Pym Particles, so can't shrink. He has absolutely no idea how to get more of them. [[spoiler:After an attempt at GraveRobbing and a battle against Hank Pym, he discovers he simply needed to tell the suit to make more]].

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* HowDoIShotWeb: At the start of his issue, Eric O'Grady discovers that his suit is out of Pym Particles, so can't shrink. He has absolutely no idea how to get more of them. [[spoiler:After an attempt at GraveRobbing and a battle against Hank Pym, Criti Noll, he discovers he simply needed to tell the suit to make more]].


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* MirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: As Criti uses a washroom as Hank Pym, the mirror shows her undisguised Skrull form.
* MortonsFork: Sitting alone in an apartment, Eric O'Grady considers all his possible options, concluding that no matter what he does, he'll die in jail.
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Each issue will focus on one of the different people who have worn the Ant-Man costume over the years - from Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, to Eric O'Grady, Scott Lang and a new Ant-Man of the year 2549, Zayn Asghar.

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Each issue will focus focuses on one of the different people who have worn the Ant-Man costume over the years - from Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, to Eric O'Grady, Scott Lang and a new Ant-Man of the year 2549, Zayn Asghar.



** Ewing has stated in pre-release interviews that Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in a 2008 story, will be appearing in this series. As several issues are apparently set in the past, this doesn't necessarily mean she's BackFromTheDead, though.

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** Ewing has stated in pre-release interviews that Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in a 2008 story, will be appearing in this series. As several issues are apparently set appears in the past, this doesn't necessarily mean she's BackFromTheDead, though.Eric O'Grady issue while impersonating Hank Pym.


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* HowDoIShotWeb: At the start of his issue, Eric O'Grady discovers that his suit is out of Pym Particles, so can't shrink. He has absolutely no idea how to get more of them. [[spoiler:After an attempt at GraveRobbing and a battle against Hank Pym, he discovers he simply needed to tell the suit to make more]].
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* PaintingTheMedium: The narration boxes for the scenes in the 60s are typically bombastic for that time period, whereas the ones for future are terse and branded to fit not only the time period but the sterile laboratory setting its narraring.

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* PaintingTheMedium: The narration boxes for the scenes in the 60s are typically bombastic for that time period, whereas the ones for future are terse and branded to fit not only the time period but the sterile laboratory setting its narraring.setting.
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* PaintingTheMedium: The narration boxes for the scenes in the 60s are typically bombastic for that time period, whereas the ones for future are terse and branded to fit not only the time period but the sterile laboratory setting its narraring.
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''Ant-Man'' is a 2022 limited series published by Creator/MarvelComics, timed to celebrate the [[MilestoneCelebration 60th anniversary]] of the titular superhero ComicBook/AntMan. The series is written by Creator/AlEwing and illustrated by Tom Reilly.

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''Ant-Man'' (subtitled ''Ant-iversary'' for the collected edition) is a 2022 limited series published by Creator/MarvelComics, timed to celebrate the [[MilestoneCelebration 60th anniversary]] of the titular superhero ComicBook/AntMan. The series is written by Creator/AlEwing and illustrated by Tom Reilly.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The narration boxes for the future sections of the first issue ask viewers [=/=] readers not to spoil the villain of the piece, which anyone who's read the solicits for the final issue may now.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The narration boxes for the future sections of the first issue ask viewers [=/=] readers not to spoil the villain of the piece, which anyone who's read the solicits for the final issue may now.know.
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* ContinuityNod: Alongside teenaged Eric is his best friend Chris [=McCarthy=], who was the one who used the G.I.Ant suit before Eric.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Hank defeats the Ant-agonists using their own powers against them, breaking free when Time Master's aging ray ages him enough to slip his bonds, then grabbing it and using it to age Window-Washer's spritz bottle enough it decomposes, getting his paralyzing fluid on him.


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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The narration boxes for the future sections of the first issue ask viewers [=/=] readers not to spoil the villain of the piece, which anyone who's read the solicits for the final issue may now.


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* {{Retraux}}: Issue 1 is written and drawn in the style of Hank's ''Tales to Astonish''-era adventures.
* ScareEmStraight: Hank uses his ants to scare a young Eric O'Grady out of pelting him any further.

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** In the first issue the villains Trago, the Protector, Time Master and the Window-Washer all return from the original ''Tales to Astonish'' stories.

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** In the first issue the villains Trago, the Protector, Time Master and the Window-Washer all return from the original ''Tales to Astonish'' ''ComicBook/TalesToAstonish'' stories.



* LegacyCharacter: A theme of the series, with each issue spotlighting a different character who's worn the Ant-Man helmet.

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* LegacyCharacter: A theme of the series, with each issue spotlighting a different character who's worn the Ant-Man helmet.helmet.
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* ConnectedAllAlong: The first issue reveals that both Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady, two LegacyCharacter versions of Ant-Man, crossed paths with Pym early in his career.
** O'Grady, as a teenager, pelts Pym with popcorn when he's trying to watch a movie with Janet Van Dyne.
** Scott Lang inadvertently rescues Hank by trying to burgle the villain's soundproof lair, as Trago's music is heard by the Wasp as soon as the window's slightly open. The Wasp lets him off with a warning.
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* ArtShift: The art and color changes as the future Ant-Man travels back to Hank Pym's time, mirroring the comic style of the 1960s. The panel gutters also shift from pure white to yellowed ivory, increasing the sixties comic feel.
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!! Pre-release information contains the following tropes:
* TheBusCameBack: Ewing has stated that Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in a 2008 story, will be appearing in this series. As several issues are apparently set in the past, this doesn't necessarily mean she's BackFromTheDead, though.

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!! Pre-release information !!''Ant-Man'' contains the following tropes:
* TheBusCameBack: TheBusCameBack:
** In the first issue the villains Trago, the Protector, Time Master and the Window-Washer all return from the original ''Tales to Astonish'' stories.
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Ewing has stated in pre-release interviews that Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in a 2008 story, will be appearing in this series. As several issues are apparently set in the past, this doesn't necessarily mean she's BackFromTheDead, though.
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''Ant-Man'' is a 2022 limited series published by Creator/MarvelComics, timed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the titular superhero ComicBook/AntMan. The series is written by Creator/AlEwing and illustrated by Tom Reilly.

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''Ant-Man'' is a 2022 limited series published by Creator/MarvelComics, timed to celebrate the [[MilestoneCelebration 60th anniversary anniversary]] of the titular superhero ComicBook/AntMan. The series is written by Creator/AlEwing and illustrated by Tom Reilly.
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* TheBusCameBack: Ewing has stated that Skrull infiltrator Criti Noll, killed off in a 2008 story, will be appearing in this series. As several issues are apparently set in the past, this doesn't necessarily mean she's BackFromTheDead, though.
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Each issue will focus on one of the different people who have worn the Ant-Man costume over the years - from Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, to Eric O'Grady, Scott Lang and an as-yet-unravelled future Ant-Man.

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Each issue will focus on one of the different people who have worn the Ant-Man costume over the years - from Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, to Eric O'Grady, Scott Lang and an as-yet-unravelled future Ant-Man.
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* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: Each of the first three covers has that issue's Ant-Man pictured in an identical pose, helmet under their arm, in a close up that doesn't show their face. Each of them is against a single-colour plain background.

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* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: Each of the first three covers has that issue's Ant-Man pictured in an identical pose, helmet under their arm, in a close up that doesn't show their face. Each of them is against a single-colour plain background.background.
* LegacyCharacter: A theme of the series, with each issue spotlighting a different character who's worn the Ant-Man helmet.
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''Ant-Man'' is a 2022 limited series published by Creator/MarvelComics, timed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the titular superhero ComicBook/AntMan. The series is written by Creator/AlEwing and illustrated by Tom Reilly.

Each issue will focus on one of the different people who have worn the Ant-Man costume over the years - from Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, to Eric O'Grady, Scott Lang and an as-yet-unravelled future Ant-Man.

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!! Pre-release information contains the following tropes:
* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: Each of the first three covers has that issue's Ant-Man pictured in an identical pose, helmet under their arm, in a close up that doesn't show their face. Each of them is against a single-colour plain background.

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